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Lot of other stuff will get really costly since all other countries are already fighting for the limited supplies which the stockists have. I'm thank full India is free of the virus till now. But greedy people will hike product prices to take advantage of low supplies to make a killing. Already saw comments on Reddit on how suppliers in USA are feeling the pinch and not getting stuff even after calling all their stockists.
Being a little bit self reliant in food and other things like drug manufacturing etc is good to the economy in such times. Keeps us buffered from such unknown stuff.

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Lot of other stuff will get really costly since all other countries are already fighting for the limited supplies which the stockists have. I'm thank full India is free of the virus till now. But greedy people will hike product prices to take advantage of low supplies to make a killing. Already saw comments on Reddit on how suppliers in USA are feeling the pinch and not getting stuff even after calling all their stockists.
Being a little bit self reliant in food and other things like drug manufacturing etc is good to the economy in such times. Keeps us buffered from such unknown stuff.

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Fall in Chinese manufacturing due to coronavirus outbreak to hit raw material imports

Annapurna Singh
NEW DELHI, DHNS

Indian economy is staring at huge supply disruptions in the next few weeks with China, the globe’s largest exporter, witnessing a historic fall in its manufacturing activities, weighed down by the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Sectoral trade data shows China accounts for nearly half of India’s electronics imports and a third of machinery from the neighbouring country.

India’s exporters of electronics, pharmaceuticals, speciality chemicals and to an extent automobile depend on China for raw material.

Though the Union government has tried to downplay the country’s risk exposure to China in the near term, sources said there could soon be an import duty cut on antibiotic drugs, mobile parts and other items to help businesses cope with the shortfall arising out of China.

“These are facing supply constraints,” trade body Assocham said on Saturday, hours after the latest China’s manufacturing PMI data for February showed a slump to 35.7 from 50 in January.

PMI or Purchasing Managers’ Index is one of the most closely watched watched indicator of business activities in the world. A figure above 50 denotes expansion while below 50 contraction in business activities.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who has held several round of meetings in the past fortnight with industry groups, said that “things may get challenging if it (corona) prolonged for another two or three weeks”. But Nirmala also cautioned on pressing the panic button yet.

Pharma, chemical, solar equipment, paints and mobile companies have been facing the heat and have already complained to the government. Supply disruptions may soon threaten availability of certain life saving drugs in Indian stores, according to a company executive.

Thakur said various financial institutions, including IMF and RBI, have projected that India will once again attain fast growth. He said the fiscal deficit, which used to be at 5.2 per cent during the UPA regime, has come down to 3.3 per cent, though "this year it will be 3.8 pc and next year...

They mutate, its like playing the slot machine. One combination survives and becomes dominant. The virus is no longer a threat when it hits a limit. Either through social distancing or herd develops immunity. We're not there yet. When it hits that limit it means it cannot infect any more but people still need to be kept apart so they can recover and the number of people carrying the virus decreases. So there is a lag on top of a month.

Following precautions. Virus needs a host to replicate. It cannot survive on its own.

What makes things difficult is people that do not show symptoms but carry the virus and can spread it.

Listen to what Dr. Steven Hatfill says here. He is describing the theory of evolution. Any time some one tells you that evolution is a fairy tale tell them about the flu virus.

Bannon has a whole series on this pandemic which i'm catching up with slowly

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The total deaths caused in a month by dengue, malaria, cholera and diarrhoea in India are probably twenty times higher than this Corona Extra.
In the last ten years itself I've seen massively hyped up diseases like SARS, H5N1, swine flu, Ebola, Zika, etc that disappeared without a trace. This outbreak too will be gone and forgotten by the end of the year just like the others, it'll cause some short term problems but it'll be gone nonetheless.

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Lot of other stuff will get really costly since all other countries are already fighting for the limited supplies which the stockists have. I'm thank full India is free of the virus till now. But greedy people will hike product prices to take advantage of low supplies to make a killing. Already saw comments on Reddit on how suppliers in USA are feeling the pinch and not getting stuff even after calling all their stockists.
Being a little bit self reliant in food and other things like drug manufacturing etc is good to the economy in such times. Keeps us buffered from such unknown stuff.

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An employee of Paytm has tested positive for coronavirus, pushing the e-wallet company to shut its Gurgaon office for two days. This is the 29th case that tested positive in India. The figures took a leap after a group of 15 Italian tourists tested positive for the disease over the last 24...

The total deaths caused in a month by dengue, malaria, cholera and diarrhoea in India are probably twenty times higher than this Corona Extra.
In the last ten years itself I've seen massively hyped up diseases like SARS, H5N1, swine flu, Ebola, Zika, etc that disappeared without a trace. This outbreak too will be gone and forgotten by the end of the year just like the others, it'll cause some short term problems but it'll be gone nonetheless.

I hope the US picks itself up in this time of crisis. A lot of other countries look upto it for guidance on these type of issues. It is sad to see they themselves being so woefully under-prepared for a catastrophe such as this one. USA can engineer AI to combat the virus by creating new drugs based on machine algorithm, since they have the technology to.

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I hope the US picks itself up in this time of crisis. A lot of other countries look upto it for guidance on these type of issues. It is sad to see they themselves being so woefully under-prepared for a catastrophe such as this one. USA can engineer AI to combat the virus by creating new drugs based on machine algorithm, since they have the technology to.

I expect other countries to have smaller rates of infection as they already have been forewarned. China did not know what they were dealing with. Exceptions exist. Almost 8% of the Iranian govt is infected i heard. What with their health minister on one day claiming masks were not necessary and then a few days later he was infected as well.

There are trial vaccines to test. The thing is this testing takes time. Nobody expects a vaccine that works for some time yet. The record with making one for SARS does not inspire confidence. Same happened with MERS too. No vaccine for that either.

Delhi Government has directed all primary schools in Delhi to remain shut from tomorrow till the end of this month.So far, Delhi has reported one coronavirus case and another patient tested positive in neighbouring Ghaziabad

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New times, new habits. This video would be incomprehensible only a couple of months ago

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I expect other countries to have smaller rates of infection as they already have been forewarned. China did not know what they were dealing with. Exceptions exist. Almost 8% of the Iranian govt is infected i heard. What with their health minister on one day claiming masks were not necessary and then a few days later he was infected as well.

There are trial vaccines to test. The thing is this testing takes time. Nobody expects a vaccine that works for some time yet. The record with making one for SARS does not inspire confidence. Same happened with MERS too. No vaccine for that either.

Delhi Government has directed all primary schools in Delhi to remain shut from tomorrow till the end of this month.So far, Delhi has reported one coronavirus case and another patient tested positive in neighbouring Ghaziabad

Seeing ANY OF the measures my major countries of the world, does not inspire confidence one bit. In my opinion, something Trump said, really put things into perspective for how these 1% (the leaders of the world), are planning on dealing with this epidemic right now.

President Donald Trump expressed optimism Thursday that the novel coronavirus would eventually be contained and eliminated in the United States, even as he acknowledged it could get worse first.

edition.cnn.com

He may be dumb, but his senility exposes the inner machinations of the geopolitical structure rn - as with Sars, as with Mers; the epidemic came with a bang, flatlined, and then vanished as a memory for so many people. Trump is being coy about this, but it really is alarming to say the least.
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